Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2022-23
Save A Family Plan has published the annual report for the latest complete fiscal year, 2022-2023. We invite you to read it by clicking here or on the image below. Through colourful photos, stories, and statistics, we are excited to share with you the incredible work that was and is made possible by you and […]
I received more than I gave . . . SAFP supporter Noah Porter shares his experiences in India
After being connected to the work of Save A Family Plan in India for the past eighteen years of my life, I finally had the opportunity this past year to take an incredible journey that has changed my life forever. Since I was a young boy, I have always supported a family through funds that […]
The Search for Eco-Friendly Alternatives Leads to Sustainable Livelihood in Quilon, Kerala
The waste management campaign that was started by the SPED III team in Thrikkadavoor Panchayath, Quilon, Kerala, is aimed at promoting systematic waste management and reducing the use of plastic products. To sustain the campaign, the team realized that it was critical to introduce the manufacturing and marketing of various paper products into the community. […]
Increasing girls’ access to education in Bhuj, Gujarat
Bhavana Bhugu, Shantha Kanji, and Kajal Rupa are three girls from the Ahir caste in the village of Dhrang in Gujarat. After completing 8th Standard, the three girls dropped out of school. In Dhrang village, no girls have gone on to study beyond 8th Standard and many do not have the chance to study at […]
Partnering with the Khasi people in Meghalaya, India
The Madonna Missions is a committed group of people who partner with Save A Family Plan to carry on the work of the late Father Richard Saldanha. Their generous support is helping to promote education and infrastructure development in a rural area of Shillong in the north-east of India. Mr. Jack Geerts, Chair of the […]
“I alone cannot change the world…” Reflections from St. Edmund Campion Students
Save A Family Plan was delighted to partner with staff and students of St. Edmund Campion CSS as they journeyed to India for their annual mission trip. They shared the following reflection with us on their experience and learning during their travels: On March 1, 2013, our group of students and teachers from St. Edmund […]
Collaborators of Love
In December 2011, SAFP contributor, Michael Botermans, and six youth from the Northwest territories travelled to Kerala and Tamil Nadu with SAFP. The following is a reflection on their experience, as written by Michael. India is as diverse, dynamic and different from the Canadian Arctic as summer is to winter, and vice versa. It was in December 2011, that […]
Gambling with the Monsoon
India is an agrarian country with 52% of its people employed in the agricultural industry. As I rode the train between some of India’s southern states during my last trip there, there was no shortage of evidence of this. Outside of the major cities in rural areas, you are surrounded for miles by farm crops […]
Understanding Caste in Development
SAFP Canada Staff Cassandra Griffin writes from the field in India. For a foreigner who is an outsider to Indian culture, the concept of caste can be extremely difficult to comprehend. While the effects of this cultural practice may not always be easily apparent, it can be very difficult to reconcile with our own values […]
Grassroots Action leads to Change in SPED III
SAFP Canada Staff Cassandra Griffin writes from the field in India. The road that led to the village had never been paved. It was narrow and rocky, and as our driver navigated it with both skill and courage, we were tossed and shaken around in the jeep. We had already driven many hours like this […]